Senior Estimator

Our client is seeking a seasoned construction professional to join their team as a Senior Estimator. This individual will be a cornerstone of the Estimating and Project departments, providing comprehensive cost analysis and coordination across diverse project types and delivery models. The successful candidate will navigate various contract structures—including design-build, lump sum, and integrated project delivery (IPD)—to ensure financial accuracy from conceptual stages through to final tender.

Advantages
Strategic Impact: Play a lead role in project development, operations, and the overall bidding strategy.

Professional Leadership: Act as a mentor to junior staff and lead collaborative team environments.

Innovative Environment: Work with advanced estimating software and lean construction principles.

Diverse Portfolio: Manage a wide range of commercial, industrial, and institutional projects.

Career Security: Join a reputable leader in the Western and Northern Canadian construction market.

Responsibilities
Comprehensive Estimating: Execute full-cycle estimating services, including detailed quantity takeoffs, unit pricing, and conceptual cost modeling.

Bid Management: Oversee the solicitation, review, and leveling of subcontractor and material supply quotes.

Stakeholder Collaboration: Interface with engineers, architects, and owners to adjust estimates and recommend alternative materials or methods.

Risk Mitigation: Identify potential project risks and develop strategic plans to manage impacts on budget and schedule.

Relationship Management: Cultivate and maintain strong networks with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure competitive market positioning.

Proposal Development: Prepare and present final proposals for management approval, ensuring strict adherence to bid deadlines.

Qualifications
Technical Education: Degree or certificate in Engineering, Construction Technology, or a related discipline.


Deep Industry Expertise: Minimum of 10 years of dedicated experience as an estimator within the general construction sector.


Proven Leadership: Extensive experience coaching teams and supervising group work efforts is essential.


Software Proficiency: Skilled in Word, Excel, Bluebeam, and OST; expert-level knowledge of InEight (or similar estimating software) is a distinct asset.


Operational Background: Prior experience as a Project Manager or Project Coordinator is considered highly beneficial.


Strategic Thinking: Ability to visualize final products from schematic designs and identify cost-saving alternatives.

Summary
The Senior Estimator is a critical link between the design phase and project execution, ensuring that every project is built on a foundation of financial accuracy and strategic planning. This office-based role requires a professional who can handle high-pressure deadlines while maintaining professional communication across all levels of a project team.

If you match the qualifications for the role with Canadian experience please email paul.rabel@randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates matching the listed criteria will be contacted.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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